Jeans v. . R. R.

This is an action begun before a justice of the peace to recover for the loss of a shipment of goods (molasses) of the value of $18.75, and the penalty of $50, under Revisal, 2633, for failure and refusal of the defendant to deliver said goods upon demand of plaintiff while it was lying in their station after arrival at Wadesboro, N.C. and also for the penalty of $50 under Revisal, 2634, for the failure of the defendant to settle and pay for the loss of said goods its value ($18.75) within four months from the time the claim was filed with the defendant.(226) By agreement, the issue as to the…